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ME LD154

Bill

Status

Passed

5/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Lydia Crafts

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Origin

House of Representatives

132nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Repeals the Secondary Road Program Fund and eliminates its $500 base allocation for fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27

  • Redirects Highway Fund unallocated balances exceeding $100,000 to four Department of Transportation programs: Highway and Bridge Capital, Highway Light Capital, Maintenance and Operations, and Multimodal Transportation Fund

  • Expands rural road assistance fund distribution from state aid minor collector roads only to all rural state aid roads, with funds distributed at $600 per lane mile ($300 for seasonal roads)

  • Adds new urban compact assistance distribution of $600 per lane mile for public roads inside compact areas maintained by municipalities ($300 for seasonal roads)

  • Broadens allowable uses of Local Road Assistance Program funds to include maintenance or capital improvements for infrastructure, bridges, and drainage structures

Legislative Description

An Act to Amend the Transportation Laws

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Last Action

PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

5/7/2025

Committee Referrals

Transportation1/14/2025

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